A Poem about The Gluten Free Diet

The Gluten Free Diet 
​by Sue Levesley 

I was in pain and discomfort for years
I would eat you and burst into tears
You’d make it hard for me to poo
oh that’s far too much information Sue
For I am on a gluten free diet

The choices have vastly improved
although the bread falls apart with you removed
The cafe’s bake cakes
allowing us to make less mistakes
I’m getting used to this gluten free diet 

Some think it makes me lose weight
they just don’t seem to be able to relate
I’m not on it for fun
but I’ve been well since I begun
The day I started the gluten free diet

So what does it mean?
Is it due to a defected old gene?
For me it’s an intolerance
and it does make a difference
I am staying on this gluten free diet

For coeliacs it’s vital
a disease with a title
not even a slither
of you to consider
There’s no option but a gluten free diet

Yes we are able to cope
and more research gives us some hope
When we choose to leave you out 
there is literally no doubt
Life is better on a gluten free diet

Some say maybe not
I want to eat the whole lot
Just a piece of you will do
Oh no I’ll never go to the loo
I must stick to the gluten free diet

It’s not always easy
when I eat you I feel queasy
So I’m going to be strong
yes I know where I belong
It is on….

The gluten free diet